Regional roundup and Dubuque greyhound park expansion boom
In Davenport region belly flop contests across Quad City pools select top three per age or weight category to advance to regional meets. Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino breaks ground on a 27.7 million addition, boosting space to 46 000 square feet with 1000 slots and table games planned for an expected 2005 Memorial Day opening.
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Davenport
Bettendorf
de Witt
Clinton
Rock Island
Ill
Geneseo
Dubuque
Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino
Bruce Wentworth
Dubuque Racing Association
Wentworth
The
Racing Association
Automated blood collection ends jobs at Waterloo center
Twenty five workers at the Waterloo Blood Center of the American Red Cross were laid off as the center shifts to automated blood collection. The Badger-Hawkeye Region cites a 9.4 percent regional workforce reduction affecting Wisconsin Iowa Illinois and Michigan areas.
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Waterloo
Dawn Swift
Badger-Hawkeye
Red Cross
Iowa
Badger- Hawkeye
Wisconsin
Illinois
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Woman sentenced for accommodating meth labs
Shelly Mashek 25 of Independence was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for providing buildings used for meth production. She admitted letting meth cooks use her home and garage. officers found a lab in her garage on February 8, 2003. Mashek is to pay $100 fine and undergo two years supervised release post imprisonment.
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Independence
Shelly Mashek
Mashek
U.S
Matthew Cole
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Gazette, News Services
Grand Excursion 2004 faces rising river challenges
Davenport AP reports worries over the Grand Excursion as the Mississippi River rises. Organizers remain optimistic the 410 mile Quad Cities to St Paul cruise will proceed for the 150th anniversary flotilla. Delta Queen clearances and river levels are watched daily with boats ready to adjust.
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Davenport
Quad Cities
St. Paul
Minn
Upper Mississippi
St. Louis
Karen Hales
Delta Queen Steamboat Co
New Orleans
Hales
Jean Freidl
Sixth grader charged in Clinton with meth parties
Paul England a 13 year old boy pleaded guilty to arranging meth parties in his Clinton home five to eight times since Christmas authorities say he distributed meth to friends and family members. His mother said meth altered his behavior and blamed puberty while noting rehab prospects. Walter Hartman 27 faces charges for delivering meth to a minor and other juveniles since August 2003.
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Paul England
Clinton County
Clinton
England
Walter Hartman
Iowa and Illinois Lottery Draws Reported Friday
Lottery results show Mega Millions numbers 7 10 11 15 51 with Mega Ball 23 and a 121 million jackpot. Other games include Iowa Lottery Cash Game 36 8 26 29, Pick 3 draws 04 8 on midday and 26 4 on evening, and Pick 4 midday 8 3 0 0 and evening 93 78.
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Iowa
Iowa Illinois
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